Brian Landrus

Brian Landrus (born September 14, 1978) is a jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and educator.[1]

Brian Landrus
Background information
Born (1978-09-14) September 14, 1978
Reno, Nevada, U.S.
GenresJazz, jazz fusion
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentsSaxophone, clarinet, flute
Years active1994-present
LabelsCadence Jazz, Blueland, CIMP, Palmetto
Associated actsEsperanza Spalding
Websitebrianlandrus.com

Career

Landrus was born in Reno, Nevada, where he began playing professionally at the age of 13. He earned a degree in saxophone performance at the University of Nevada, Reno.[2] At the age of 18 he began performing on tenor and baritone saxophone with The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Coasters, The Drifters, and Martha Reeves. In 2003 he moved to Boston in to attend the New England Conservatory.[3] After graduation in 2007 Landrus recorded his album Forward for Cadence Jazz Records.[4]

He toured internationally with Esperanza Spalding.[5]

Education
  • Bachelor's Degree in Saxophone Performance, University of Nevada Reno, 2002
  • Master of Music Degree in Jazz Saxophone, New England Conservatory,[6] 2007
  • Master of Music Degree in Jazz Composition, New England Conservatory, 2007
  • PhD in Music Composition, Rutgers University, 2019

Main source:[7]

Awards and honors

Rising Star, Baritone Saxophone in DownBeat magazine's Critics' Poll in 2015[8]

Praise for Brian Landus

The Boston Globe reviewer of his 2011 album Capsule wrote that the album, "which includes pianist Michael Cain (mostly on Fender Rhodes), guitar Nir Felder, bassist Matthew Parish, and drummer Rudy Royston, makes an organic fusion that ignores the boundaries that supposedly separate jazz, rock, pop, and R&B".[9] His 2015 album The Deep Below was described by The New York Times as "a sonic register: low and deep, Mr. Landrus's natural range on baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, bass flute and bass clarinet".[10]

Discography

As leader
  • For Now (BlueLand, 2020)[11]
  • Generations (BlueLand, 2017)
  • The Deep Below(Palmetto/BlueLand, 2015)[12]
  • Mirage (BlueLand, 2013)[13]
  • Capsule (BlueLand, 2011)[9]
  • Traverse (BlueLand, 2010)
  • Everlasting (CIMP 2009)
  • Forward (Cadence Jazz 2008)

As sideman

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References
  1. http://jazzbarisax.com/baritone-saxophonists/next-generation/brian-landrus/
  2. http://www.unr.edu/nevada-today/news/2012/brian-landrus
  3. http://necmusic.edu/jazz-studies
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-26. Retrieved 2013-12-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2013-12-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2018/02/27/nec-alums-celebrate-jazz-great-bob-brookmeyer-their-tough-love-mentor/SawFkTnuWbEf0Wgl6xTe3J/story.html
  7. http://brianlandrus.com/brian-landrus-cv
  8. "63rd Annual Critics Poll: Rising Stars". DownBeat. Vol. 82 no. 8. August 2015. p. 66.
  9. https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2012/01/15/jazz-played-like-rock-trio-new-releases/XsBUpPqBNkwHVcUuhRY1DL/story.html
  10. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/16/arts/music/review-brian-landrus-trios-the-deep-below-is-all-about-the-bass-end.html?_r=0/
  11. https://downbeat.com/reviews/editorspicks/2020-06
  12. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/16/arts/music/review-brian-landrus-trios-the-deep-below-is-all-about-the-bass-end.html
  13. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/02/arts/music/new-albums-from-kirin-j-callinan-and-brian-landrus.html?_r=0
  14. http://brianlandrus.com/discography
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